Friction operated bumper jack



April 9, 1940. c. s. JOHNSTON A 2,196,263

FRICTION OPERATED BUMPER JACK Filed nec. 19, 193s through the Patented Apr. 9, 1940 i Fm'c'rIoNk oPEnA'rEn BUMPER .nox Clarence S. Jo hnston, Amarillo, Tex.

Application December 19, isaaserial. Nb. 246,691

comms, crest-mi 'I-'hisinventionrelates to jacks, and more spef ciflcally to anautomobile bumper jack,and has for one ofits objects the production of a simple and efficient.` means for elevating the jack manipulation.. of .an actuating handle.

Another object of this inventionis the produc. tion oi.'V a simple and efficient means forcon trolling the lowering of the jack, either slowly or rapidly, at thewill of the operator.

Otheryobjects and advantagesof the. present invention vwill appear throughout the following speciiicationand claims. In thevdrawing: f Figure lis a side elevational view of the jack, certain parts being .shown rin lsectionand the gripping yrings `being shown in a gripping posi-f.

Figurey 2 isa fragmentary 'side' elevational of a .por-J:

I2 is carried bylthe standard I'y and may be providedwlth .-a suitable lifting headQif desired,- `of the. conventional type. VAv bumper-engaging sleeve I3 is slidably. mounted .upon lthe vertically slidable sleeve'. yI2, and this bumper-engaging sleeve I3 carries a bumper engaging hook I4. An

adjusting ring I 5 is slidably mounted upon the sleeve I2 under the bumper-engaging sleeve I3,` andis adjustable for locking vthe bumper en.

gag'ing sleeveI3 in ardesiredposition upon thek sleeve I2. y It should rkbe" understood that the sleeve I2 maybe of any desired length for the purpose of lifting various articles. Thfe ring yI5 is provided with 4a cam'rib' I5a upon its 'inner face, which ring is adapted to grip the sleeve I2 when weight is placedron the hook I4.y The ring I5 is provided with opposite receding inclined -walls I5b uponthe inner vfaceof the ring and when lthe ring'IS is moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure'l, thering I5 will be released and may be freely slidable on the sleeve I2. When weight is placed upon the `ring I5 directlyunder the hook I4, the ringwill ybe cantedl so as'tocause the cam rib I5a tobite into and snugly lgrip the' sleeve I2. butwhen the'opposite vertical ystandard II. lA vertically slidable sleevel side of the ring is forced downwardly to the position shown. in fdotted'lines, in Figure 1, this rib I5awill be disengaged from the sleeve I2 and the ,inclinedreceding walls 15b will be brought adjacent the sleevey I2, thereby.; enlarging the openingthrough the ringA I5 and permitting the ring lI5 tofreely slide upon the.sleeve I2.`

Thesleeve I2 isprovided upon one side with a pair of spacednears I6 between which ears is pivotally mounted a handle shank I1 by means ofy a. supportingpin I8. A suitable handle .I9 fits inthe shank I1. A brakeshoe 20 is pivotally secured, as at 2I,.between the ears I6 and' this brake shoe 20 is providedwith a curbed yshoulder portion 22,.which isadapted to be engaged by the eccentricend 23 of thehandle shank I1.

The brake shoe 20 is adapted to frictionallyl engage the standard, I I, asshown in Figure 1, and as the shank |1.is swung upwardly the eccentric end 23 will engage the rounded shoulder 22 and force they brake shoey 20 ywhich `constitutes ay friction 'brake` in frictional engagement with the standard vI I. AsV the shank I1 vis swung down- Wardly,the'eccentric end 23 will swing to a releasing position to allowthe brake shoe 20 toswing slightly away from the standard II. `rIt will, therefore, be seen that thespeed with whichy the sleeve I2may descend, may be controlled easily its lower end to snugly fit inthe v-shaped socket 25, as shown. 'I'his gripping ring y2li vis of sub` stantlallyv the samestructure as the'ring` I5, but in a reverse position, and a flat spring 21 connects theknuckle .24 of the shoe 20 with the ring 26 as shown in Figure 1. As the shoe 20 is forced inwardly against the standard I I, the tapering.endof-theknuckle 24 will ride upon the inclined face of the Vfshaped socket 25 and cant the ring 26. to the .position yshown-in full lines in Figure 2 andto .the positionl shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. When pressure is releasedfrom the shoe 20,.the spring 21 willcause the shoe 20 to be pulled outwardly awayfrom the standard II, bringing .the ring y26 to the position shown in .full lines in Figure 1 or to its locking position.k The dotted positionA shown in Figure 1 andthe full line. position shown in Figure 2 represent thereleased position'- ofthe ring 26. The ring 28 may be manually moved to a released position by means oi.' the pivoted button 28 which may be swung from the position shown in Figure 1 to the position shown in Figure 2 when it is desired to move the sleeve `I2 freely upon the standard II.

A link 29 is pivotally secured, as at 30, to the shank I1, and this link 29 pivotally engages a lower gripping ring 3I by means of a pivot pin 32. f

A trigger 33 is also pivotally mounted upon the pin 32, and this trigger 33 is provided with an arm 34 which normally cverhangs the rolled end 35 of a spring 36 which is secured to the under face of the ring 3|, and supports the arm 34 in the position shown in Figure 1. A ilat pressure spring 31 is carried by the upper face of the ring 3|, and this spring 31 is provided with a folded end normally overhanging the arm 34 to iirmly hold the arm 34 in contact with the rolled end 35 of the spring 35. 'I'hese two springs 38 and 31 hold the trigger 33 by engaging the arm 34 in a set position and lock the link 23 and the ring 3| together so that they may move in unison and prevent the ring 3| from pivotal movement upon the pin 32 and swinging movement with respect to the link 29. When the handle I3 is moved downwardly, the ring 3| which is constructed similarly to the ring 28, will iirmly grip the standard II when in a position as shown in full lines in Figure 1, but as the handle I9 is moved upwardly. the ring 3| will assume the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, thereby providing a step-by-step lifting action for the sleeve |2, as the handle I9 is alternately moved upwardly and downwardly with a pumping action. When it is desired to allow the ring 3| to freely slide, such for instance as when moving the sleeve I2 to an approximately adjusted position, the trigger 33 may be swung to the position shown inv Figure 2,

lifting the spring 31 to the position shown in Figure 2 and allowing the ring 3| to freely swing with respect to the link 29.

It should be understood that the position of the trigger 33 in Figure 2 is the released position, whereby the ring 3| may freely swing with respect to the ring 31, and this trigger has been shown in this position simply for the purpose of illustration.

From considering the drawing, it should `be noted that the rings I5. 28 and 3| are shown in their locking positions in full lines, and in their released positions by dotted lines. The rings 26 and 3| are provided with cam locking ribs 38 and 39 which are adapted to alternately iirmly grip the standard II as the handle I9 is moved with a pumping action. The lower ring 3| will grip the standard as the upper ring 28 is released when the handle is moved downwardly and the upper ring 28 and shoe 20 will firmly grip the standard II as the handle I9 is moved upwardly, the ring 28 being automatically moved to and from a. releasing position by the action of the shoe 20 through the medium of the knuckle 24 and socket 25 previously described. In this way, the sleeve I2 will be moved upwardly to an adjusted position in a step-by-step movement. 'I'he bumper-engaging sleeve I3 may be primarily adjusted to the desired position through the medium of the structure previously described.

Certain detail changes in the mechanical construction, and combination of parts may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, so long as such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention. what I claim is:

1. A jack of the class described comprising a standard, a sleeve slidable upon the standard, a friction brake shoe pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and frictionally engaging the standard, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and having means for moving the brake shoe into and out of frictional engagement with the standard, and elevating means engaging the standard and actuated by said handle.

2. A jack of the class described comprising a standard, a sleeve slidable upon the standard, a

friction brake shoe pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and frictionally engaging the standard, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and having means for moving the brake shoe into and out of frictional engagement with the standard, elevating means engaging the standard and actuated by said handle, and a gripping ring actuated by the brake shoe and engaging said standard for holding the sleeve in an adjusted position.

3. A jack of the class described comprising a standard, a sleeve slidable upon the standard, a brake shoe carried by the sleeve, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and having means for moving the brake shoe into and out of frictional engagement with the standard, a gripping ring surrounding said standard, a link connecting said handle with the gripping ring, the link being adapted to move the gripping ring vertically of the standard, and a second gripping ring carried by the brake shoe and surrounding the standard for holding the sleeve in an adjusted position.

4. A jack of the class described comprising a standard, a sleeve slidable upon the standard, a friction brake shoe pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and frictionally engaging the standard, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and having means for moving the brake shoe into and out of frictional engagement with the standard, a gripping ring surrounding said standard, a link connecting said handle with the gripping ring, the link being adapted to move the gripping ring vertically of the standard, a second gripping ring carried by the brake shoe and surrounding the standard for holding the sleeve in an adjusted position, a spring carried by the first mentioned ring and engaging said link, said spring having a folded U-shaped portion, a trigger engaging the U-shaped portion, and a stop normally engaging the trigger, the spring and stop locking said first mentioned ring and link in set relation, the trigger being adapted to rotate and move the spring to an inoperative position whereby the iirst mentioned ring may be released and freely swung with respect to the link.

5. A jack of the class described comprising a standard, a sleeve slidable uponl the standard, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon the sleeve and having means for moving the brake shoe into and out of frictional engagement with the standard, a gripping ring surrounding said standard, a link connecting said handle with the gripping ring, the link being adapted to move the gripping ring vertically of the standard, a second gripping ring carried by the brake shoe and surrounding the standard for holding the sleeve in an adjusted position, and a pivoted button for holding said second ring in an inoperative position.

6. A jack of the class described comprising a standard, a sleeve mounted upon the standard, a

. ananas y 8. A jack ofthe class described comprising a.

gripping ring hingedly suspended below the sleeve and surrounding the standard, spring means engaging the sleeve and ring for moving the ring to one position, friction gripping means carried by the sleeve, meanscarried by said sleeve for engaging the ring for moving the ring to a second position, an operating handle for actuating the friction means, a second gripping ring surrounding the standard, and a link connected to the' handle and second gripping ring.

standard, a. sleeve slidably mounted upon-the` standard, a pair of spaced gripping rings engaging-the standard, a handle pivotally mounted upon the sleeve. one ring being connected to the sleeve, the other ring being pivotally connected to the handle, and each ring having standard gripping'ribs, and means for causing the rings to automatically grip and release the standard as the handle is alternately swung upwardly and downwardly.

standard, adjustable means mounted upon said standard, friction means carried by said adjustable means and engaging the standard, means carried by theadjustable means for moving the friction means into and out of frictional engagement with the standard, and elevating means engaging the standard and actuated by said mea-ns for moving the friction means.

9. A' jack of the class described comprising a standard, adjustable means mounted upon said standard, friction means carried by'said adjustable means and engaging the standard, means carredby the adjustable means for moving the friction means into and out'of friction engagement withthe standard, elevating means engaging the standard and actuated by said means for moving the friction means, and bumper-engaging means carried by the adjustable means. l 

